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Legislature convenes 2014 session

Gavels have fallen in the state Senate and House of Representatives ushering in this year’s 60-day legislative session. Legislators will waste no time in getting to work in their respective committees, as the first of a series of legislative deadlines emerges in less than four weeks. Testimony will be taken today and Wednesday in House […]

President’s Perspective: 2013, a year in review

The WSU Office of the President posted the following blog today reviewing the challenges, opportunities and many points of pride for the university in 2013, including the strong and valued relationship WSU has with lawmakers. December 19, 2013 This year has been filled with both challenges and opportunities. As I reflect on our work together, […]

STEM priorities funded in budget proposal

The supplemental budget proposal released this morning by Gov. Jay Inslee includes new funding that would allow WSU to better support the aerospace and advanced manufacturing sectors of the state economy. The proposal will be considered by the Legislature, which convenes Jan. 13 to begin drafting its own rewrite of the underlying, two-year state budget. […]

Tax collections hold steady

The Economic and Revenue Forecast Council released a report Wednesday indicating the state’s tax collections for the November 11 – December 10 collection period were $4 million, or 0.2 percent, higher than forecasted in November. The Council reports that Washington jobs over the last two months have had a net increase of 4,400, with private, […]

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) announced an $85 billion budget agreement with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.  The plan if passed by Congress, would fund the government for the next two years and prevent another government shutdown. The deal would set 2014 spending levels […]

President’s Perspective: WSU leads in innovation, economic prosperity

The WSU Office of the President posted the following blog today highlighting the university’s roots in research, establishing Washington’s land-grant institution as a leader in fostering innovation and economic prosperity. December 9, 2013 Washington State University was created to be an engaged university. A critical part of our land-grant heritage is active partnership with communities, […]

WSU building for health sciences to be dedicated today

The Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building on the WSU Spokane campus will be dedicated at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon with several hundred attendees expected. The building is the new home for the area’s premier center for health sciences education and research. The Spokesman Review has more information on the dedication here and here. Support from […]

WSU unveils 2014 legislative agenda

Washington State University’s 2014 legislative agenda seeks new money to support research for aviation biofuels, academic expansion at the University Center of North Puget Sound and replacing the state’s aging animal disease diagnostic lab. You can find the agenda document here. The three budget priorities in the four-point agenda are deliberately modest in nature reflecting […]

Committee hears update on WSU STEM programs

With the Legislature back in town this week for Legislative Committee Days, the House Appropriations Committee Thursday received an overview of WSU’s engineering and computer science programs and an update on how WSU is working to meet Washington’s needs in these high demand fields. The Committee learned about the growth in WSU programs offered across […]